If you haven’t already read the announcement, go download the live album of Coldplay for free on their website. We want more of these special treats for loyal fans. A sign that music can be free and still doesn’t necessarily have to lack quality. That’s what we want. Both good and free/affordable/reasonably priced music.

Free music. I saw you jump at it. LeftRightLeftRightLeft for download.

Vault the brick wall.

This is one beautiful piece of collaboration via the universal medium of music. It shows that music doesn’t know color, doesn’t know nations and can even jump over the brick wall of culture that is still there. Rock solid, it divides people. Even though we have been connected for so long. The contributors to this music video show us what to do. Vault the brick wall. It’s what a monkey would do, so why not give it a try.

Playing For Change.

Also I recommend this video War/No More Trouble.

This video appears to be suitable in order to break the silence caused by another exam week coming up. Studying at the library we sent each other fun videos and pictures to reach a maximum level of distraction and that Youtube link most certainly had me shiver. Congrats to this Lady called Susan Boyle. If you haven’t heard from her already, you need to see this:

See Susan Boyle’s contribution to the show Britains Got Talent. (For some reason the uploader has disabled embedding. Please click here. I know that’s a real speed bumper in our internet surfing habits, but for Susan Boyle, you find yourself doing pretty much everything. So go. Jump. Do it.

What do we learn? Never, ever, judge a book by its covers. I did and I feel terriby guilty. On my mind when she talks about her cats, “Of course she has cats”. I’m terribly sorry. Now that a cheesy thing to end a post with. Off I go.

After the exerting exam week, I was trying to catch some sleep before heading out to the Pub. Guess what woke me up. A dusty song from my even more dusty oldies collection in iTunes. I cared to share!

Well, doesn’t the Beat Club just rock?

Last but not least a note to myself: Do not drink BURN in combination with a want to ever sleep again. My heart’s racing.

What do those things have in common? Both are examples OF (Philipp, it’s of, of, NOT FOR*) “once and never again.”

*Signs pointing out that I’m still coping with post English exam stress.

Nice song. Cool video (WTF? this is not the official video?). I dance to the song according to the moves showed video. Up’n'down. You Don’t Know Me by Ben Folds feat. Regina Spektor.

Also I think the guy silhouette looks like Josh Leo, as far as I can tell.

Tis the season “to count down and list off” (as DaddyD put it) the top 10s, year reviews (I hear one is coming on this blog as well) and what not else to fill the holidail lack of news.

Tis my iPod speaking... by gato-gato-gato

Tis – now – my iPod speaking and she (when I got it assumed she was female, since it somehow got the name “lil’bitch” as in female dog) will present the top 10 songs of 2008. Enjoooy. In reversed order.

10 – Bag of Hammers by Thao

9 - Cheap and Cheerful by The Kills

8 – Low by Flo Rida

7 – L.E.S. D.A.N.C.E by Santogold vs. Justice

6 – Dance, Dance, Dance – Lykke Li (I had to copy and paste that one)

5 – Back in Your Head by Tegan and Sarah

4 – Fluorescent Adolescent by Arctic Monkeys

3 – Divine by Sebastien Tellier

2 - Love Like Semtex by The Infadels

1 – Kids by MGMT

Not really released this year but my favorite: A live version of Inside Of Love by Nada Surf… I’m melting…

Also don’t forget the United State Of Pop mix DaddyD was talking about…

If I only were the guy who designed one of the following best photo album cover picked by American Photo, then, then… (The author passed out thinking of all the possibility there)

Which one do you like? Follow the link to see an enlarged version of the album art.

(The author regains consciousness and gets back on track of life) I obviously wouldn’t be writing this blog but rather be the owner of a deserted island somewhereMaldavian. So let’s be glad I’m not that talented and look thru these master pieces of photo album covers. Checking this out I came to the conclusion that good music iscovered in good art apparently.

My favorites: Feist, the Beatles and Ohio Players. You?

[found via American Photo]

Justin Timberlake's SexyBack Video Shoot - Day 3 by SexyBack on flickr.com

If sexy never left, then why’s everybody on my shi-it-it?
Don’t hate on me just because you didn’t come up with it.

Got it?Give It To Me (iTunes Link, in case you want to purchase the song)

I want that kind of suit for my next prom season. This cool tie included.

(This is a really random blog entry, and yet no sign of a Sommerloch)